Wednesday, 4 June 2014

Project 1. 93

This project gave a start to our well balanced teamwork. We found inspiration in powerful v-twins, traktor tires and tank-like finish and styling. Of course we decided to use aesthetic touches like clip-on bars, short saddle and lowered suspension. And the best donor to embody main idea appeared to be well-known Yamaha XV 535.

Looking through the internet I've found some projects that were similar to what we were looking for, but our decision to stick to a more classical way of building a cafe racer left a chance to produce some fresh ideas and bring to life a true custom creature.

Some builds that we may treat as good examples of what can be partially borrowed:
http://thebikeshed.cc/2014/01/02/old-empire-mcs-bulldog/

Exhaust: throw away resonator, make longer pipes right from the exhaust collectors, isolate with thermal wrap and connect at the end via silent blocks. Should look approximately like this but with longer pipes.